Kilcoy flood response praised

THE Kilcoy community has been praised for its response to the recent flood crisis.

Police say they have been impressed residents have banded together with emergency services to help restore essential services and road access to the area.

Kilcoy District Disaster Co-coordinator Senior Sergeant David Crawford-Raby said that he was amazed at the resilience of residents and their willingness to help others.

“The community has banded together to help everyone come through this disaster with as little heartache as possible,” Senior Sergeant Crawford-Raby said.

“I commend the people who have helped with the clean-up, the people who have worked extremely long hours to provide essential services to homes and the patience shown by the community as emergency services have dealt with the impact of this flood.

“We still have a lot of work to do and ask residents to remain patient as all emergency services personnel work as quickly as possible to return people to their homes.”

Up-to-date community information is regularly being posted at the IGA supermarket and local fuel suppliers.

Residents are reminded to stay away from floodwaters and sightseers should avoid the area as this can hamper the efforts of emergency services.